Grade Level: 2
Topic: Erie-Balancing and Weighing September 3 start
NYS Standard
4 The Physical Setting
Time Frame/Duration: approx. 9/3-10/24
Content Key Idea:
Matter is made up of particles whose properties determine the observable characteristics of matter and its reactivity.
Performance Indicator:
3.1 Observe and describe properties of materials, using appropriate tools
Vocabulary
fulcrum, balance, beam balance, mobile, equal arm balance, greater/less than, equal to, compare, serial order, texture, mode weight
Major Understandings
I/R/M
Suggested Activities
Resources
Assessments
Teacher Notes
Thinking about & exploring balance
(3.1b,3.1c,3.1d,3.1e)

R
Erie Boces Kit
Lessons 1-6

Erie Boces Kit
Use student worksheets assigned with kit

Balancing, Weighing, & Comparing
(3.1b,3.1c,3.1d,3.1e,3.1f)

R
Erie Boces Kit
Lessons 7-11

Erie Boces Kit
Examining properties, weighing and comparing mass of foods
(3.1b,3.1c,3.1d,3.1e,3.1f)

I
Erie Boces Kit
Lessons 12-16

Erie Boces Kit
Topic: Sound, Heat, and Light
NYS Standard
4 The Physical Setting
Time Frame/Duration: approx. 10/24-11/10
Content Key Idea:
Energy exists in many forms, and when these forms change energy is conserved.
Performance Indicator:
4.1Describe a variety of forms of energy (e.g., heat, chemical, light) and the changes that occur in objects when they interact with those forms of energy.
Vocabulary
vibrate, volume, pitch, source, conduct
Major Understandings
I/R/M
Suggested Activities
Resources
Assessments
Teacher Notes
Examine sound, it is produced when objects vibrate, how to change volume and pitch
(4.1a, 4.1b, 4.1d)

I
Intro. sound (song on B22), identify differences in volume, high and low pitch, examine instruments & how they make sound
S. Foresman Unit B Chapter 2
Lesson 1 p.B24-B25
flip chart, KWL chart
Lesson 2 p.B26-B27
flip chart

Teacher Assessment Package p.26

Instructional Resources p.36

Lab Manual p.46

Teacher Assessment Package- graphic organizer p.27 & Chap. 2 Assessment p.29-30


Identify sources of heat
and materials that conduct heat
(4.1a, 4.1b, 4.1d, 4.1f)

R
Intro. heat sources & identify uses and dangers
Lesson 3 p.B28-B29
(skip Lesson 4)

Thinking about light and sources of light
(4.1a, 4.1b, 4.1d)

R
Intro. light sources & movement, identify those that give off heat

Experiment with shadows p.B38-B39

Lesson 5 p.B32-B33
Lesson 6 p.B36-B37
flip chart, Instructional Resources p.36, Lab Manual p.46
Chap. 2 Review p.B40-B41

Topic: Erie-Changes
NYS Standard
4 The Physical Setting
Time Frame/Duration: approx. 11/10-1/9
Content Key Idea:
2- Many of the phenomena that we observe on Earth involve interactions among components of air, water, and land.
3- Matter is made up of particles whose properties determine the observable characteristics of matter and its reactivity.

Performance Indicator:
2.1- Describe the relationship among air, water, and land on Earth
3.1- Observe and describe properties of materials, using appropriate tools
3.2- Describe chemical and physical changes, including changes in states of matter

Vocabulary
matter, properties, solid, liquid, gas, freezing, melting, boiling/melting/freezing point, evaporation, condensation, precipitation, water vapor, drop/decrease & rise/increase in temp., water cycle, mixture, dissolve, solution, filter, physical change, chemical change
Major Understandings
I/R/M
Suggested Activities
Resources
Assessments
Teacher Notes
Thinking about matter, properties, and change
(2.1c, 3.1a, 3.1b, 3.1c, 3.1e, 3.1f, 3.1g, 3.2a, 3.2c)

M
Erie Boces Kit
Lesson 1

Erie Boces Kit
Scott Foresman Unit B Chapter 1: p. B8, B10, B12, B13, flip chart, Your Sci. Handbook (back of book) p.42-43

Use student worksheets assigned with kit

S. Foresman
Teacher's Assmnt. Package Chapter 1 Assessment p.23-24


Explore freezing, melting, & evaporation
(2.1c, 3.1e, 3.1g, 3.2a, 3.2b, 3.2c

R
Erie Boces Kit
Lessons 2-3

Erie Boces Kit
S. Foresman p.B16-B17, transparency #4
(with kit lesson 2)
S. Foresman p.C38-C39, flip chart
(with kit lesson 3)

Creating & separating mixtures
(2.1c, 3.1b, 3.1e, 3.1f, 3.1g, 3.2a, 3.2b, 3.2c)

I
Erie Boces Kit
Lessons 4-16

Erie Boces Kit
S. Foresman p.B14-B15, flip chart
(with kit lesson 4)

Topic: Monroe-Measuring
NYS Standard
4 The Physical Setting
Time Frame/Duration: approx. 1/9-3/6 (kit comes12/8), do after Changes & in conjunction with Math measurement
Do not do Activities 14-18 (done in Balancing & Weighing)
Content Key Idea:
3- Matter is made up of particles whose properties determine the observable characteristics of matter and its reactivity.
Performance Indicator:
3.1- Observe and describe properties of materials, using appropriate tools.
Vocabulary
unit of measure, standard unit, nonstandard unit, height, width, length, centimeter, metric, ruler, fraction, measuring tape, meter, accuracy, estimate, shape, size, temperature, thermometer, observe, capacity, liter, volume
Major Understandings
I/R/M
Suggested Activities
Resources
Assessments
Teacher Notes
Thinking about estimating and measuring in standard and nonstandard units
(3.1c, 3.1d, 3.1e)

M
Monroe Boces Kit
Activities 1-6

Monroe Boces Kit
S. Foresman: Your Science Handbook (back of book) p.4-5

Use Student Activity Book assigned with kit

Explore and compare shape, size, and area
(3.1c, 3.1d, 3.1e)

R
Monroe Boces Kit
Activity 7

Monroe Boces Kit
Explore temperature and use of thermometers
(3.1c, 3.1d, 3.1e)

R
Monroe Boces Kit
Activities 8-10

Monroe Boces Kit
Explore capacity, serial order, liters, and volume
(3.1c, 3.1d, 3.1e)

I
Monroe Boces Kit
Activities 11-13

Monroe Boces Kit
Topic: Force, Magnets, and Electricity
NYS Standard
4 The Physical Setting
Time Frame/Duration: approx. 3/6-4/6
Content Key Idea:
4- Energy exists in many forms, and when these forms change energy is conserved.
5- Energy and matter interact through forces that result in changes in motion.

Performance Indicator:
4.1- Describe a variety of forms of energy (e.g., heat, chemical, light) and the changes that occur in objects when they interact with those forms of energy.
5.1- Describe the effects of common forces (pushes and pulls) of objects, such as those caused by gravity, magnetism, and mechanical forces.

Vocabulary
force, gravity, magnet, pole, attract, repel, predict, observe, open/closed circuit, electricity, outlet
Major Understandings
I/R/M
Suggested Activities
Resources
Assessments
Teacher Notes
Thinking about force and gravity, identify ways to make objects move, describe how gravity affects objects
(5.1b,5.1c)

M
Intro. force and gravity
Explore gravity activity p.B49

S. Foresman Unit B, Chapter 3:
Lesson 1 p.B46-B47
Teacher's Assessment Package KWL p.32, flip chart, Your Sci. Handbook (back of book) p.44-45
Lesson 2 p.B48-B49

Lab Manual p.55

Teacher's Assessment Package graphic organizer p.33
Chap. Review p.34 Chap. 3 Assessment p.35-36


Examine magnetism, identify when magnets attract and repel each other and some objects they attract
(5.1b,5.1e)

I
Intro. magnets
Your Sci. Handbook p.16-17
Fishing with magnet p.B53 (use with Lab. Manual p.55)

Lesson 3 p.B50-B51
Lesson 4 p.B52-B53
flip chart, Lab Manual p.55

Examine electricity, its uses, using it safely, and explain how it moves (4.1a,4.1d,4.1e,4.1g)
I
Intro. electricity and circuits
Lesson 6 p.B56
Lesson 7 p.B58-59
Transparency 6,
flip chart

Topic: Animals Monroe-Eggs to Toads
NYS Standard
4 The Living Environment
Time Frame/Duration: approx. 4/6-6/15
Content Key Idea:
1- Living things are both similar to and different from each other and from nonliving things.
2- Organisms inherit genetic information in a variety of ways that result in continuity of structure and function between parents and offspring.
3- Individual organisms and species change over time.
4- The continuity of life is sustained through reproduction and development.
5- Organisms maintain a dynamic equilibrium that sustains life.
6- Plants and animals depend on each other and their physical environment.
7- Human decisions and activities have a profound impact on the physical and living environments.

Performance Indicator:
1.1- Describe the characteristics of and variations between living and nonliving things.
1.2- Describe the life processes common to all living things.
2.1- Recognize that traits of living things are both inherited and acquired or learned.
2.2- Recognize that for humans and other living things there is genetic continuity between generations.
3.1- Describe how the structures of animals complement the environment of the animal.
3.2- Observe that differences within a species may give individuals and advantage in surviving and reproducing.
4.1- Describe the major stages in the life cycles of selected animals.
4.2- Describe evidence of growth, repair, and maintenance, such as nails, hair, and bone, and the healing of cuts and bruises.
5.1- Describe basic life functions of common living specimens (e.g., guppies, gerbils, tadpoles & toads)
5.2- Describe some survival behaviors of common living specimens.
6.1- Describe how animals, including humans, depend upon each other and the nonliving environment.
6.2- Describe the relationship of the Sun as an energy source for living and nonliving cycles.
7.1- Identify ways in which humans have changed their environment and the effects of those changes.

Vocabulary
mammals, reptiles, amphibians, birds, fish, insects, habitat, endangered, needs, traits, inherit, characteristic, interactions, environment, resemble, species, offspring, reproduce, survival, predators, adapt, hibernation, migration, life cycle, metamorphosis, tadpole, larva, pupa, chrysalis, life span (differ from life cycle), organism, perspire, salivate, habitat, camouflage, prey, food chain
Major Understandings
I/R/M
Suggested Activities
Resources
Assessments
Teacher Notes
Examine the life cycle of tadpole to toad
(1.1a,1.2a,2.1a,2.2a,3.1a,3.2b,4.1a,4.1e,4.1g,4.2a,4.2b,5.1a,5.1b,5.2b,5.2c,5.2d,5.2e,5.2f,5.2g,6.1b,6.1c,6.1e)

M
Use kit & Teacher's Guide to further examine/ expand on major understandings covered, relate S. Foresman readings to kit
Monroe Science Kit
(done in conjunction with S. Foresman chapter)

Calendar (or notebook) of changes that occur as tadpoles grow into toads

Teacher's Assessment Package graphic organizer p.9 Chap. Review p.10 Chapter 2 Assessment p.11-12


Identify types of animals, characteristics of them, and how they are classified
(2.1a,2.2a,3.1a,3.1c,5.1a,5.2f,5.2g)

M
Intro. types of animals- identify toads as amphibians, (expand on book to include birds, fish, insects) & identify characteristics of each
Lab Manual p.17

Lesson 1 p.A28
flip chart, KWL chart, Lab Manual p.17

Explore life cycles, describe the growth and development of animals
(1.2a,4.1a,4.1e,4.1f,4.1g,4.2a)

M
Examine life cycles of frogs (relate to toads), butterflies, and birds
Bird life cycle p.A31
Lesson 2 p.A32-A33
Lesson 3 p.A34-A35
flip chart, Lab Manual p.19

Identify features that enable animals to live in various habitats
(1.1a,3.1c,3.2a,5.1b,5.2e,5.2f,5.2g,6.1e,7.1c)

R
Identify several habitats like tundra, forest, desert & identify features that allow animals to prosper there (including toads)
Lesson 5 p.A38-A39
Explain how animals depend on plants and other animals for food
(1.1a,1.2a,3.2a,4.2b,6.1b,6.1c,6.2b)

R
Intro. food chain, discuss importance of the sun (discuss toad's place in a food chain)
Lesson 6 p.A40
Lab Manual p.22

Examine various ways in which animals protect themselves
(1.1a,3.1a,3.1c,3.2a,3.2b,5.2f)

R
Identify ways in which several animals protect themselves including camouflage, coloring (white in arctic), speed
Lesson 7 p.A42
flip chart